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smscott 02-27-08, 04:00 PM	sooo Im gonna try to make a class based on the music video for Muse's "Knights of Cydonia",but I have no clue where to start. Here's a link to a youtube video for reference : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YygyHCRrKho Im thinking Monk pre-req, with proficiency in a one-handed "pistol-like" weapon (hand-crossbow, etc."), but past that I have no idea, really.
Sinfire Titan 02-27-08, 05:15 PM	My former DM would do something like this. He had no sense of game balance though. Not much I can do to help you out here though. Making classes out of Video Games is one thing. making them out of a video is completely different. Start with the concept you want to work with. Find some abilities from other classes/PrCs that work well with the concept. Cut. Paste. Format the class itself. Post. Then do some serious editing.
smscott 02-28-08, 01:46 AM	well, its gonna need uncanny dodge, dodge, some general unarmed combat abilities, etc... but not tonight. im sleepy.
starkreality 02-28-08, 03:26 AM	Oooooh, I like this. Not only will I make this, I will play this, and I will name him Brisco County, Jr.! How about ditching the crossbow for wand use? UMD as a class skill, the ability to take 10 with a wand, and eventually the ability to craft a wand, if you have a spell source (spellcasting levels, a spellcasting friend, or scrolls). It requires Weapon Focus (Ray), and Point Blank Shot. It grants the ability to deflect rays, similar to reflect arrows, and at higher levels he can aim the rays back at their targets. Here's a pre-lim build (mind you, at 3:30 AM) Prereqs: +3 BAB Weapon Focus (Ray) Point Blank Shot Improved Unarmed Strike(?) 8 ranks in UMD Class Abilities: 1- Dodge Ray, Quick Draw, unarmed damage advancement(as monk of Brisco level) 2- Accurate Ray 3- Augment Ray 4- Deflect Ray 5- Fists of Fury 6 7 8- Re-aim Ray 9 10 Dodge Ray: When targeted with a ranged-touch attack, make a reflex saving throw. Treat your save result as your touch armor class for this attack only. Quick Draw: Your dueling skill allows you to produce your weapon as a free action Accurate Ray: When firing a ranged-touch attack from a ray (or dorje), you may expend an extra charge from the wand to add half your "Brisco" level to your to-hit roll. Augment Ray: When firing a ranged-touch attack from a ray (or dorje), you may expend a number of extra charges, up to half your "Brisco" level. For each extra charge you spend in this way, increase the CL of the ray by 1. Deflect ray: When targeted with a ranged touch spell and holding a mirror or other reflective surface in one hand, you can make a reflex save to attempt to delflect the ray. The reflex DC equals the ray's attack roll. A successfully deflected ray has a cumulative 5% chance per "Brisco" level of hitting a random target within range (use the original attack roll) Fists of Fury- When you make an unarmed strike with a wand in your hand that holds a ranged-tough spell, you may make a single unarmed strike as a standard action. If your attack hits, your target takes unarmed damage in addition to being affected by the affects of the spell. Re-aim Ray: When you use your Deflect Ray ability and roll a percentage chance to affect another target, you may make a ranged-touch roll as an immediate action against a target within range. This is what I have so far... I will look at this again later... I have to go to work soon!! o.o